Makemo
- ISS005-E-13955
- 12 September 2002
- 21:06 UTC
Makemo lies northwest from the central regions of the Tuamotu Archipelago, located 24 km northwest from Marutea Nord, 23 km east from Katiu and 20 km northeast from the small atolls of the Raeviski group (Hiti, Tuanake, and Tepoto Sud).
Makemo measures 70 km in length with an average width of 5-8 km. It is the fourth largest atoll if the Tuamotu Archipelago in terms of lagoon area, with a lagoon of over 600 km² in area.
image: earth sciences and image analysis laboratory, nasa johnson space center